INXS, Powderfinger, Jet, Courtney Barnett – will Australia support the next generation of music stars? As a leading body for popular music in Australia, the Australia & New Zealand branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM-ANZ) adds its concerns to those of other arts organisations over the lack of focus …

Call for Papers 2016 IASPM-ANZ Conference: Isolated Musics, Connected Musics 7-9 December 2016, CQUniversity Mackay http://www.iaspmanz16.com Music exists within space as social practice. In the past, music traditions have been embedded within geographical place; however increasingly we regard distance and space differently than in the past. How do popular musics interact with space? What does …

At the start of this week, the Federal Government released its ‘Radicalisation Awareness Kit’ into schools. The kit includes a fictitious case study about Karen, explaining how although she came from a ‘loving family’, “[w]hen she moved out of home to attend university Karen became involved in the alternative music scene, student politics and left-wing …

Hi everyone, We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2015 IASPM-ANZ branch conference is now open. Registration fees are as follows: Early bird registration until October 5th – $140 Full registration (October 6th – November 13th) – $180 Student registration – $110 (Please note identification will be required on arrival) Please register via the …

Dear members, IASPM-ANZ invites applications for the 2015 publication prizes. Prizes are awarded in two categories: Open Prize and Rebecca Coyle. Criteria and prize eligibility are outlined in the attached application forms. The prizes will only be awarded if a minimum of three applications are received by the due date: 30 September 2015. Please note that …

Dear members, IASPM-ANZ invites applications for travel grants to assist postgraduates in attending the 2015 annual conference in Canberra. Up to three postgraduates will be awarded grants of up to $500 each. To be eligible for the grant, postgraduates must have had a paper accepted for the conference, and must not be receiving any financial …

IASPM ANZ Branch Conference 2015 School of Music, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT December 4th – 6th 2015 Popular Music, Stars and Stardom ‘Stars’ manifest in popular music literally, conceptually and metaphorically through song lyrics, artist ‘stage names’ and in discourses of economic and/ or mainstream success (Hamlen Jnr., 1991; Holmes, 2004). Stars can be conceptualised …

Hi everyone, Just a couple of updates for Otago 2014 – the organisers have added some suggestions for those still looking for somewhere to stay, here Also, they are now on the Twitterbug via https://twitter.com/iaspmnz14 For more information on our hosts, have a look at their official page, here. Only a couple of months to …

Hi everyone Just a reminder that registration for this year’s conference is now open, including early bird rates, below: Early bird before 1 October 2014 NZDT Member Registration $207 Student Registration $161 Normal registration from October 2014 NZDT Member Registration $283 Student Registration $207 Please register online: http://www.otago.ac.nz/music/iaspm-conference.

IASPM-ANZ invites applications for travel grants to assist postgraduates in attending the 2014 annual conference in Dunedin. Up to three postgraduates will be awarded grants of up to $500 each. To be eligible for the grant, postgraduates must have had a paper accepted for the conference, and must not be receiving any financial support from …